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2026

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Medicine

D-Index
131
Citations
87127
World Ranking
2354
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Franz Fazekas is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on neurology.

They have published a total of 62 works in medicine, with subfields including:

  • Neurology (23 publications)
  • Epidemiology (11 publications)
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine (8 publications)
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (5 publications)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health (4 publications)

Their main research topics cover:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (18 publications)
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (14 publications)
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (10 publications)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (8 publications)
  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (6 publications)
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (4 publications)
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (4 publications)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Thomas Gattringer (13 collaborations)
  • Christian Enzinger (9 collaborations)
  • Simon Fandler-Höfler (5 collaborations)
  • Vincent Thijs (5 collaborations)
  • Hannes Deutschmann (5 collaborations)

Their work has often been published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Neurology (6 publications)
  • European Journal of Neurology (5 publications)
  • The Lancet Neurology (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neurology (2 publications)
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments (2 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

  • 2021 MAGNIMS-CMSC-NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • The burden of neurological diseases in Europe: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, The Lancet Public Health
  • Serum neurofilament light levels in normal aging and their association with morphologic brain changes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Global Differences in Risk Factors, Etiology, and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults-A Worldwide Meta-analysis, 2021, Neurology
  • Safety and efficacy of MD1003 (high-dose biotin) in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (SPI2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Best Publications

  • MR Signal Abnormalities at 1.5 T in Alzheimer's Dementia and Normal Aging

    Franz Fazekas;John B. Chawluk;Abass Alavi;Howard I. Hurtig

  • Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria

    Alan J. Thompson;Brenda L. Banwell;Frederik Barkhof;Frederik Barkhof;William M. Carroll

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease and its contribution to ageing and neurodegeneration

    Joanna M. Wardlaw;Eric E. Smith;Geert J Biessels;Charlotte Cordonnier

  • Pathologic correlates of incidental MRI white matter signal hyperintensities

    F. Fazekas;R. Kleinert;H. Offenbacher;R. Schmidt

  • A New Rating Scale for Age-Related White Matter Changes Applicable to MRI and CT

    L. O. Wahlund;F. Barkhof;F. Fazekas;L. Bronge

  • Neurofilaments as biomarkers in neurological disorders

    Michael Khalil;Charlotte E. Teunissen;Markus Otto;Fredrik Piehl

  • MRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset

    Götz Thomalla;Claus Z. Simonsen;Florent Boutitie;Grethe Andersen

  • Histopathologic analysis of foci of signal loss on gradient-echo T2*-weighted MR images in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: evidence of microangiopathy-related microbleeds

    Franz Fazekas;Reinhold Kleinert;Gudrun Roob;Gertrude Kleinert

  • ECTRIMS/EAN guideline on the pharmacological treatment of people with multiple sclerosis.

    X. Montalban;R. Gold;A. J. Thompson;S. Otero‐Romero

  • Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) as a means to measure brain iron? A post mortem validation study

    Christian Langkammer;Ferdinand Schweser;Nikolaus Krebs;Andreas Deistung

  • MRI profile and response to endovascular reperfusion after stroke (DEFUSE 2): a prospective cohort study.

    Maarten G. Lansberg;Matus Straka;Stephanie Kemp;Michael Mlynash

  • Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: progress and challenges

    Wallace J Brownlee;Todd A Hardy;Franz Fazekas;David H Miller;David H Miller

  • White matter signal abnormalities in normal individuals: correlation with carotid ultrasonography, cerebral blood flow measurements, and cerebrovascular risk factors.

    F Fazekas;K Niederkorn;R Schmidt;H Offenbacher

  • Association between pathological and MRI findings in multiple sclerosis

    Massimo Filippi;Maria A. Rocca;Frederik Barkhof;Wolfgang Brück

  • Effect of glatiramer acetate on conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (PreCISe study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    G. Comi;V. Martinelli;M. Rodegher;L. Moiola

  • Randomised placebo-controlled trial of monthly intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

    Franz Fazekas;Florian Deisenhammer;Siegrid Strasser-Fuchs;Gerhard Nahler

  • Quantitative MR Imaging of Brain Iron: A Postmortem Validation Study

    Christian Langkammer;Nikolaus Krebs;Walter Goessler;Eva Scheurer

  • Association of gait and balance disorders with age-related white matter changes The LADIS Study

    H. Baezner;C. Blahak;A. Poggesi;L. Pantoni

  • Impact of Age-Related Cerebral White Matter Changes on the Transition to Disability – The LADIS Study: Rationale, Design and Methodology

    Leonardo Pantoni;Anna Maria Basile;Giovanni Pracucci;Kjell Asplund

  • Risk factors for progression of brain atrophy in aging: six-year follow-up of normal subjects.

    Christian Enzinger;F. Fazekas;P. M. Matthews;S. Ropele

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Enzinger
Christian Enzinger Medical University of Graz
Reinhold Schmidt
Reinhold Schmidt Medical University of Graz
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Leonardo Pantoni
Leonardo Pantoni University of Milan
Domenico Inzitari
Domenico Inzitari University of Florence
Timo Erkinjuntti
Timo Erkinjuntti University of Helsinki
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Gunhild Waldemar
Gunhild Waldemar Copenhagen University Hospital
José M. Ferro
José M. Ferro University of Lisbon

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